Pastrnak’s four-point night leads Bruins to 6-3 win, hand Jets third straight loss
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WINNIPEG – David Pastrnak had two goals and two assists to lead the Boston Bruins to a 6-3 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday night.
Elias Lindholm, Hampus Lindholm, Sean Kuraly and Casey Mittelstadt also scored for Boston (19-13-0). Joonas Korpisalo stopped 26 shots.
Gabe Vilardi, Alex Iafallo and Morgan Barron replied for Winnipeg (14-15-1), which dropped its third straight game. Eric Comrie made 18 saves before 13,158 fans at Canada Life Centre – Winnipeg’s smallest crowd of the season.
It was the second of a four-game homestand for the Jets.
Pastrnak set up Elias Lindholm for the insurance goal at the 14:43 mark of the third period, which upped the score to 5-3. Pastrnak then scored into an empty net with 2:04 left.
In his 300th NHL game, Vilardi pulled the Jets to within 4-3 with a power-play goal with 2:14 left in the second period. It was Winnipeg’s first power-play goal in eight games.
Lindholm pounced on a Pastrnak rebound and slapped a shot past Comrie to up Boston’s lead to 4-2 with 5:04 left in the middle frame.
Boston scored three goals within a span of 2:44 to help take a 3-2 lead into the second period.
After Barron opened the scoring for Winnipeg 5:59 into the contest, Pastrnak and Mittelstadt each netted power-play markers before Kuraly scored his third of the season at 11:08.
Iafallo pulled the Jets to within 3-2 with a brilliant individual effort at 13:27 after Dyan DeMelo had sent him a pass up the boards.
Takeaways
Jets: They gamely tried to pull even with Boston throughout the game but just fell short, despite outshooting the Bruins 29-24.
Bruins: They jumped on the Jets to score three goals just 2:44 apart in the first period and never trailed after that.
Key moment
Lindholm’s goal with 5:24 left in the second gave Boston a 4-2 lead that it would not relinquish.
Key stat
Winnipeg has allowed at least one power-play goal in its last seven games, including two against the Bruins Thursday night.
Up next
Jets: Host the Washington Capitals on Saturday.
Bruins: Face the Wild in Minnesota on Sunday.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 11, 2025.